AdCare’s Addiction Counselor Education Program
Graduates Eleventh Class on September 11th
(September 11, 2012 – Worcester,
MA) On September 11, the eleventh class of the Addiction Counselor Education
(ACE) Program at AdCare graduated at AdCare Outpatient Services – Worcester,
located at 95 Lincoln Street in Worcester, MA.
James Gorske, Executive
Director of the AdCare Educational Institute, congratulated graduates and
stressed the importance of lifelong learning through training programs such as
the Addiction Counselor Education Program at AdCare. “This is the first year that the AdCare
Educational Institute has administered the popular Addiction Counselor Education
training program at AdCare,” said Mr. Gorske.
The Addiction Counselor Education Program is available as a one-year
certificate program or as individual courses (space available) with classes
conveniently offered in the evenings.
Certificates of completion will continue to be awarded through Westfield
State College’s Department of Continuing Education to individuals who
successfully complete the program’s six core courses and practicum. Courses begin each September through the
AdCare Educational Institute, http://aceadcare.neias.org/ace/
.
“Obtaining CADAC certification
opened the door to a career in substance abuse treatment,” said keynote speaker
Reginald Robinson, CADC-I. Mr.
Robinson, who graduated the ACE Program in 2009, is a Crisis Intervention
Counselor at AdCare Hospital and a substance abuse counselor in the Motivating
Youth in Recovery (MYR) Program at Community Health Link. He is also a recovering alcoholic and drug
addict.
David Hillis, President of
AdCare Hospital, who spoke in lieu of Dr. Patrice Muchowski, Vice President of
Clinical Services, congratulated graduates for choosing a noble profession.
“When people seek treatment, they are making a life-changing decision,” he
said. Mr. Hillis made mention of a phone
he received from a former patient thanking him for the care he had
received. “You don’t know me, but I owe
you my life,” said the caller.
